Art Deco Ruby & Diamond Bar Brooch japanese The gallery features fine scrolled

The gallery features fine scrolled openwork allowing light in behind the stones

the design is very typical of the late 19th Century

which describes a roulette wheel in the Palais Royal in Paris in 1796

Over the years styles have changed - anything from graduated rose gold links to thick and fully iced out to so big they're verging on absurd (Google Jay-Z's circa 2013 5kg monster by Rafaello & Co

Art Deco Ruby & Diamond Bar Brooch japanese The gallery features fine scrolledDATE: Art Deco, c. 1930 Stunning Art Deco period bar brooch set with around 2. 5 carats of old Euro diamonds and vibrant calibr cut rubies. The diamonds rest in hexagonal millegrain bezels, graduated from the centre to the ends, with the rubies cut as triangles to fit into the spaces between. Crafted in platinum throughout with French control marks indicating it was assayed in Paris. STONES Old European Cut Diamonds total weight 2. 42ct (calculated)